The biggest story of the day however, was the lack of draft picks that came in return to Vancouver – especially when general manager Jim Benning’s talents lie directly in drafting. The lack of desired results was enough to send some fans over the edge.

My girlfriend, who only follows hockey casually: “Whenever the Canucks make trades, it reminds me of when I play a board game without understanding the rules. When it gets to be my turn, I just panic and do something that doesn’t make sense just for the sake of making a move.”

Here’s my thing with the Canucks right now: They’re openly “rebuilding”, their GM’s entire claim to fame is being a “super scout”, and they wrapped up the deadline with no outside draft picks acquired, and one their own lost in October. How does that make any sense?